Cambodian rebellion (1840)

Cambodian anti-Vietnamese rebellion (1840)
	Part of Vietnamese invasions of Cambodia
Date	1840–1841
Location	Cambodia, Cochinchina
Result	Cambodian-Siamese victory Siamese intervention; Vietnam withdraws from Tây Thành province.; Cambodia independence from Vietnam; Cambodia came under joint Siamese-Vietnamese suzerainty; Semi-independent Cambodia (Tây Thành province) became a buffer state between Siam and Vietnam;
Belligerents
Post-Angkor period; Support: ; Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam)	Nguyễn dynasty (Vietnam)
Commanders and leaders
unified leader; Ang Duong; support: ; Chaophraya Bodindecha (Sing Sinhaseni)	Trương Minh Giảng; Lê Đại Cương; Lê Văn Đức; Phạm Văn Điển; Nguyễn Tiến Lâm; former Cambodian queen, princes and ministers:; Ang Mey; Ang Em; Chaofa Talaha (Lung)
Strength
Khmer rebels: Unknown; Siamese: 20,000 mercenaries	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Cambodian rebellion of 1840 was a Cambodian short-lived anti-Vietnamese insurrection fought particularly heavily around Prey Veng and Ba Phnom.^[1]

In 1840, the Cambodian queen Ang Mey was deposed by Vietnamese; she was arrested and deported to Vietnam along with her relatives and the royal regalia. Spurred by the incident, many Cambodian courtiers and their followers revolted against the Vietnamese rule.^[2] The rebels appealed to Siam who supported another claimant to the Cambodian throne, Prince Ang Duong. Rama III responded and sent Ang Duong back from exile in Bangkok with Siamese troops to install him on the throne.^[3]

The Vietnamese were attacked from both Siamese troops and Cambodian rebels. In Cochinchina, several rebellions broke out. The main strength of the Vietnamese marched to Cochinchina to put down those rebellions. Thiệu Trị, the new crowned Vietnamese emperor, decided to a peaceful resolution.^[4] Trương Minh Giảng, the Governor-General of Trấn Tây (Cambodia), was called back. Giảng was arrested and later committed suicide in prison.^[5]

Ang Duong agreed to place Cambodia under joint Siamese-Vietnamese protection in 1846. The Vietnamese released Cambodian royalties and returned the royal regalia. In the same time, Vietnamese troops withdrew out of Cambodia. Giving Cambodians independence. Though there were still a few Siamese troops stayed in Cambodia, the Cambodian king had greater autonomy than before.^[6]

Notes

Footnote

^ In Vietnamese records, he was called Nặc Ông Đôn (匿螉𧑒).
^ In Vietnamese records, he was called Phi nhã Chất tri (丕雅質知).
^ In Vietnamese records, she was called Ngọc Vân (玉雲).
^ In Vietnamese records, he was called Nặc Ông Yêm (匿螉俺).
^ Also known as Oknya Chakrey (Lung). In Vietnamese records, he was called Trà Long (茶龍).

Citations

^ Harris 2005, pp. 45.
^ Chandler 2008, pp. 159.
^ Chandler 2008, pp. 161.
^ Chandler 2008, pp. 160.
^ Chandler 2008, pp. 162.
^ Chandler 2008, pp. 164–165.

References

Chandler, David P. (2008). A history of Cambodia (4th ed.). Westview Press. ISBN 978-0813343631.
Harris, Ian (2005). Cambodian Buddhism, History and Practice (PDF). University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-2765-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 16, 2015.

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